Jian‐Xiang Liu

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Jian‐Xiang Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jian‐Xiang Liu has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Plant Science and 23 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Jian‐Xiang Liu's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (23 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (23 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (21 papers). Jian‐Xiang Liu is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (23 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (23 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (21 papers). Jian‐Xiang Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Jian‐Xiang Liu's co-authors include Stephen H. Howell, Renu Srivastava, Ping Che, Ze‐Ting Song, Sun‐Jie Lu, Le Sun, Ling Sun, Zhengting Yang, Mei-Jing Wang and Sabrina Humbert and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Medicine and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Jian‐Xiang Liu

106 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The NAT1–bHLH110–CER1/CER1L module regulates heat stress tolerance in rice

2025 15 citations Haiping Lu, Xuehuan Liu et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jian‐Xiang Liu China	41	3.7k	3.2k	1.6k	753	493	109	6.4k
Tong Zhang China	43	2.9k 0.8×	5.5k 1.7×	631 0.4×	277 0.4×	251 0.5×	234	9.2k
David A. Jones United Kingdom	60	6.3k 1.7×	5.2k 1.6×	1.9k 1.2×	289 0.4×	268 0.5×	205	12.5k
Yoko Nishizawa Japan	48	5.6k 1.5×	4.0k 1.3×	875 0.6×	243 0.3×	519 1.1×	162	8.3k
Antonio Moretti Italy	56	6.7k 1.8×	1.2k 0.4×	4.2k 2.7×	275 0.4×	286 0.6×	224	9.4k
Jinhui Chen China	41	2.2k 0.6×	3.3k 1.0×	368 0.2×	504 0.7×	67 0.1×	227	6.8k
Karen Schlauch United States	37	4.7k 1.3×	3.4k 1.1×	228 0.1×	511 0.7×	65 0.1×	90	6.7k
Xizeng Mao United States	16	2.2k 0.6×	3.4k 1.1×	316 0.2×	180 0.2×	369 0.7×	33	6.4k
Kenji Miura Japan	44	5.4k 1.5×	5.2k 1.6×	504 0.3×	148 0.2×	321 0.7×	171	9.1k
Rogério Margis Brazil	42	3.3k 0.9×	3.5k 1.1×	182 0.1×	280 0.4×	257 0.5×	167	6.7k
Christina Kühn Germany	46	4.3k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	207 0.1×	291 0.4×	78 0.2×	246	10.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Jian‐Xiang Liu

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Jian‐Xiang Liu's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Jian‐Xiang Liu with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Jian‐Xiang Liu more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Jian‐Xiang Liu

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Jian‐Xiang Liu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Jian‐Xiang Liu. The network helps show where Jian‐Xiang Liu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jian‐Xiang Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jian‐Xiang Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jian‐Xiang Liu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jian‐Xiang Liu. Jian‐Xiang Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Lu, Haiping, et al.. (2025). The NAT1–bHLH110–CER1/CER1L module regulates heat stress tolerance in rice. Nature Genetics. 57(2). 427–440. 15 indexed citations breakdown →

Jing, Doudou, Xin Huang, Xuanzuo Chen, et al.. (2025). Transketolase promotes osteosarcoma progression through the YY1 ‐ PAK4 axis. FEBS Journal. 292(7). 1798–1812.

Wang, Yukang, Shuyan Song, Yijun Jin, et al.. (2024). A peroxisomal cinnamate:CoA ligase-dependent phytohormone metabolic cascade in submerged rice germination. Developmental Cell. 59(11). 1363–1378.e4. 17 indexed citations

Liu, Ziteng, Tingting Sun, Jian‐Xiang Liu, Ning Liang, & Longshan Zhao. (2024). Natural deep eutectic solvent as a green extraction medium for the ultrasonic-assisted extraction of sinapine thiocyanate from black mustard seeds. Microchemical Journal. 201. 110549–110549. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Jian‐Xiang, et al.. (2024). Rheology and yield stress evolution of highly flowable cementitious grouting materials: Mechanisms and modeling. Construction and Building Materials. 421. 135686–135686. 6 indexed citations

Xiong, Xinwei, Jian‐Xiang Liu, & Yousheng Rao. (2023). Whole Genome Resequencing Helps Study Important Traits in Chickens. Genes. 14(6). 1198–1198. 11 indexed citations

Li, Jinyu, Chuang Yang, Jiming Xu, Haiping Lu, & Jian‐Xiang Liu. (2022). The hot science in rice research: How rice plants cope with heat stress. Plant Cell & Environment. 46(4). 1087–1103. 61 indexed citations

Lu, Haiping, Jian‐Pu Han, Xiaohao Guo, et al.. (2022). An ABA‐serotonin module regulates root suberization and salinity tolerance. New Phytologist. 236(3). 958–973. 26 indexed citations

Song, Ze‐Ting, et al.. (2022). UBA domain protein SUF1 interacts with NatA‐complex subunit NAA15 to regulate thermotolerance in Arabidopsis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 64(7). 1297–1302. 9 indexed citations

10.

Xiong, Xinwei, Min Zhou, Xuenong Zhu, et al.. (2022). RNA Sequencing of the Pituitary Gland and Association Analyses Reveal PRKG2 as a Candidate Gene for Growth and Carcass Traits in Chinese Ningdu Yellow Chickens. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 9. 892024–892024. 6 indexed citations

11.

Tao, Qing, et al.. (2022). Unfolded protein response and storage product accumulation in rice grains. 1(1). 1–5. 8 indexed citations

12.

Zhang, Lin‐Lin, et al.. (2021). Timing to grow: roles of clock in thermomorphogenesis. Trends in Plant Science. 26(12). 1248–1257. 19 indexed citations

13.

Zhang, Lin‐Lin, et al.. (2021). XBAT31 regulates thermoresponsive hypocotyl growth through mediating degradation of the thermosensor ELF3 in Arabidopsis. Science Advances. 7(19). 51 indexed citations

14.

Zhu, Qiaoyun, et al.. (2021). Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Thermomorphogenic Responses in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 753148–753148. 3 indexed citations

15.

Yan, Jingli, Qinqin Chen, Xing Cui, et al.. (2020). Ectopic overexpression of a membrane‐tethered transcription factor gene NAC60 from oilseed rape positively modulates programmed cell death and age‐triggered leaf senescence. The Plant Journal. 105(3). 600–618. 32 indexed citations

16.

Sun, Ling, Liping Liu, Yazhen Wang, et al.. (2020). NAC103, a NAC family transcription factor, regulates ABA response during seed germination and seedling growth in Arabidopsis. Planta. 252(6). 95–95. 20 indexed citations

17.

Hu, Zejun, Sun‐Jie Lu, Mei-Jing Wang, et al.. (2018). A Novel QTL qTGW3 Encodes the GSK3/SHAGGY-Like Kinase OsGSK5/OsSK41 that Interacts with OsARF4 to Negatively Regulate Grain Size and Weight in Rice. Molecular Plant. 11(5). 736–749. 227 indexed citations

18.

Yang, Hongxing, Lan Ding, Ze‐Ting Song, et al.. (2017). Tissue-Specific Transcriptomics Reveals an Important Role of the Unfolded Protein Response in Maintaining Fertility upon Heat Stress in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 29(5). 1007–1023. 133 indexed citations

19.

Liu, Jian‐Xiang & Stephen H. Howell. (2016). Managing the protein folding demands in the endoplasmic reticulum of plants. New Phytologist. 211(2). 418–428. 170 indexed citations

20.

Shang, Bing, et al.. (2011). Survey of radiation levels in an abnormally high radon hot spring. Zhonghua fangshe yixue yu fanghu zazhi. 31(6). 698–702. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact